Holiday Inns of America to Lease Pavilion Inn in Decatur
Holiday Inns of America plans to lease the Pavilion Inn in Decatur with a tentative effective date of April 1. Located on the left side of 6th Ave SE at the Keller Memorial Bridge foot, the Pavilion Inn opened in June 1964. The chain already operates another Decatur location opposite the Crescent Motel on U.S.31.
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Holiday Inns of America
Pavilion Inn
Congress Inn
John Harris
6Th Ave
Keller Memorial Bridge
U.S.31
Decatur
Crescent
Rest Home at Flint City to Add 20 Beds
Morgan County's largest rest home will expand by 20 beds in a $60,000 project at the Tennessee Valley Rest Home in Flint City. Bailey Construction Co. of Hartselle secured the contract. construction aims to finish by late February. The facility opened June 1, 1963 with 30 beds and added 20 more in November.
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Flint City
Tennessee Valley
M. F. Kilpatrick
Bailey Construction Co
Hartselle
Kilpatrick
Morgan County
Country Club Remodeling Plan Unveiled at Decatur
Bryson Construction Co starts a 169 458 remodeling project at the Decatur Country Club with completion eyed for June. The August reveal outlines 1900 square feet of new enclosed space and 3000 square feet of covered area as exterior changes reshape the facility to a restrained contemporary look designed by Barr and Tune architects.
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Bryson Construction Co
Decatur Country Club
Country Club Road
Barr and
Tune
Quick Stop Muffler Shop Opens in Decatur
The Quick Stop Muffler Shop opens at 153 2nd Ave in the North Alabama Glass Building. Owners Claude Nelson and B L Brooks, formerly of Anniston, plan to expand into Huntsville and the Tri-Cities. The shop offers mufflers, tail pipes, shocks and keeps a full equipment stock. Nelson, a Decatur resident, previously worked for Denbo Iron and Metal Co. Brooks came from Anniston to start the business.
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2Nd Ave
North Alabama
Nelson
Decatur
Denbo Iron and Metal Co
Brooks
Anniston
Alabama Adjusts Auto Liability Rules for 1966
Col. C W Russell announces change to Financial Responsibility Laws effective Jan 1 1966 increasing minimum auto liability coverage to 10 20 5 000 with SR 21 form. Uninsured motorist clause becomes mandatory in new policies. warning against relying on lower protections and urging safer driving.
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Col
C. W. Russell
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Alabama
J. R. Dykes
Russell
Department of Public Safety
TVA Hails Banner Year for Industrial Expansion
TVA reports 1965 saw about 450 new or expanded plants in its service area with private investment around 350 million dollars and roughly 30 000 new jobs. Major announcements include Amoco Chemicals at Decatur Revere Copper near Scottsboro RCA Memphis Foote Mineral New Johnsonville Archer Aluminum Huntingdon Carborundum Hickman Georgia-Pacific Louisville Morristown and others. The year highlights growth in chemical metals electrical machinery and furniture as inquiries continue for TVA power to support further expansions.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Amoco Chemicals Corporation
Decatur
Revere Copper and Brass Company
Scottsboro
Ala
Radio Corp. of America
Memphis
Foote Mineral Co
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Archer Aluminum Division
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Huntingdon
Carborundum Company
Hickman
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Louisville, Miss
American Enka
Lowland
Consolidated Aluminum ‘Corp
Morristown
Berkliner Corporation
Farmer’s Chemical Association
Chattanooga
Pest Control Leader Addresses Association Meeting
John R. Cook of Cook's Pest Control spoke at the Florida Pest Control Association gathering on January 7 at the University of Florida. He outlined recruiting and training methods as chair of the National Pest Control Association Advertising Committee. Cook's added Birmingham as a seventh district office in its two state operation. Net sales records were set by Sterchi Bros. Stores for December and for the first ten months of the fiscal year ended December 31. December sales reached 3,098,135, up 17.23 percent from last year. Ten-month net sales totaled 18,632,272, up 9.29 percent from the prior year.
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John R. Cook
Cook’s Pest Control, Inc
Florida Pest Control Association
University of Florida
Gainesville
Cook
National Pest Control Association
Cook’s Pest Control
Alabama
Tennessee
Birmingham
Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc
Southern Airways Posts 23 Percent Passenger Gain in December
Southern Airways shows a 23.2 per cent rise in December passengers from 1964 to 74,272. For 1965 the year-end total rises 17.6 per cent overall. December passenger miles reach 13.656 million, up 19.5 per cent from December 1964.
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Atlanta — Southern Airways, Inc
Southern Airways
New Service Station Slated At 114 6th Ave NE
A $28,600 service station is slated for construction at 114 6th Ave NE by Brown Construction Co for Murphy Oil Corp of New Orleans La. The 1 680 square foot building will sit on a 19 800 square foot lot with two pump islands a 15 by 28 foot carport wash bay lubrication area storage and office space.
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6Th Ave
Brown Construction Co
Murphy Oil Corp
New Orleans
State Liquor Sales Reach Record High in December
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board reports December liquor sales at 8.3 million dollars, surpassing the prior record, with first three months of the fiscal year totaling about 19.3 million. Profits for the period exceed 6.33 million, up from 5.53 million a year earlier, as sales rise 15.5 percent.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Alabama
ABC Board
Bible study draws crowd at Gandy's Cove class
In Morgan County the Sunday 6 p.m. Genesis study led by Pastor Rev. Ben Padgett met with strong attendance. Pauline Francis recuperates at home after several days as a patient. Contact Mrs. W. M. Morris at 784-2864 for details.
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Morgan County
Gandy's Cove
W. M. Morris
Ben Padgett
Pauline Francis
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Holiday Inn Will
C. C
Buck” Martin
Decatur, Alabama
of Life Insurance
Mutual Savings
States
Virginia
Connecticut
South Carolina
Col. Russell
Henry Weil
11Th St. SE
Everett Noel
Pryor Field
Weil
Colgan Airways Corp
Colgan
Jim Garner
Hicks Chevrolet
James W. Newton, Jr
R. S. Hicks
Newton
Decatur Leasing Co
Hicks
Seaboard Fire
Marine
National
Ben Franklin Insurance Companies
Woolworths
Kotex Sanitary Napkins
Savide
Eveready Batteries
A. Woolworth Lunch Department
Woolworth
Second Ave
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